Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc 2018

Aubert de Villaine of DRC fame once told a crazy story at a dinner I was at in the City when he was asked about the 2016 Montrachet (his only white wine). In 2016, 80% of this tiny Grand Cru vineyard was lost to hail. In what was an unprecedented move in the history of Burgundy, all the domains that own vines in Montrachet (the best of the best) joined together to blend all their fruit into a single wine.

Someone asked Aubert, “If all of you put your fruit together, who made the wine?” Without any hesitation, he responded, “Domaine Leflaive, of course.” Pretty telling. When the winemaker of arguably the best red wine in the world tells you who makes the best white wine in the world without any hesitation, you listen!